We have but one life. Decision, and the way we live out that life has value and purpose. Phil 1:27-30 & Eph 4:1-7 God calls us to live for him with all our being, our will, our determination and passion. In the movie, Saving Private Ryan, a squad of American soldiers under the command of Captain Miller are given the almost impossible task of finding Private Ryan in the weeks after the D Day landings. Ryan’s three brothers have been killed in action, and the War Department had

Our love of neighbour isn’t always overt. Sometimes it is acceptance of just how people are. Luke 6:27-36 He took the gospel, wrapped in love, to the people. On my first visit to Cambodia I met a pastor of a church in a small village. At first he wasn’t welcome in the village. Villagers stole the windows of his house and abused him. He didn’t retaliate. He loved them. He started programs for the youth and offered help with relationships. At the time I visited there were fifty

God's has bound himself in love to his creation, and his mercy is given in Christ. Matt 9:9-13 and Eph 2:1-5 It  is an everlasting mercy, from generation to generation. It involves forgiveness, love, compassion, and promise. During the Second World War, a crippled American B17 Bomber was flying over Germany after a bombing run. It had been severely shot up, with the rear gunner dead and many of the crew injured. As they limped towards home, the pilot Charles Brown looked out

Often in our world, when some say, “I want justice,” they mean they want the wrong doer punished. Yet God’s justice is deeply embedded in his love and relationship with his creation. Psalm 89:14 For each of us, this life matters in the choices we make. In Psalm 89, it is a song about centering on God’s promise to David, that from his descendent He will establish a throne forever. A pointing to the Messiah. In Psalm 89:14: Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your